Funding: The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Acquisition: Gift, John Gruen

Content: Streaming file 1 (approximately 46 minutes). Erik Bruhn speaks with John Gruen about his mother; his housekeeper Ella Schram; his lawyer, Esther Tonsgaard including her continuing role in his business affairs; his disposition of his property; the actress Susse Wold including their appearing together in the play Rashomon; Ingrid Glindemann and Lennart Pasborg; Kirsten Simone [ends abruptly but continues on streaming file 2].

Content: Streaming file 2 (approximately 45 minutes). Erik Bruhn speaks with John Gruen about Kirsten Simone including their conflict regarding La sylphide and the eventual mending of their friendship; Marcia Haydée; his thoughts upon seeing dancers perform the roles he used to dance; critics and his dancing; Mikhail Baryshnikov including the first time he saw him dance, as James in La sylphide, and his great admiration for him; working with male ballet students; reasons for not having married and his relationship with Sonia Arova; his need for periods of solitude; his thoughts on his future [ends abruptly, but continues on recording cataloged under the title: Interview with Erik Bruhn, Part 16, 1977].

Interview with Erik Bruhn conducted by John Gruen as research for his book Erik Bruhn: danseur noble (1979), in New York, N,Y., on December 20, 1977. This is Part 15 of an 18-part series. However, there is no audio for parts 2 and 10, which are available only as edited transcripts.

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Item timeline of events

1928: Creator Born

1977: Created

1986: Creator Died

2018: Digitized

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division,
The New York Public Library. "Interview with Erik Bruhn"
The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
1977.
http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/25e59980-c30d-0133-6604-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division,
The New York Public Library. "Interview with Erik Bruhn"
New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Accessed June 7, 2020.
http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/25e59980-c30d-0133-6604-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division,
The New York Public Library.
(1977).
Interview with Erik Bruhn
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